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Five years after this sleeper hit took on the world of IT and flipped it on its head, the fifth anniversary edition of The Phoenix Project continues to guide IT in the DevOps revolution. In this newly updated and expanded edition of the best-selling The Phoenix Project, co-author Gene Kim includes a new afterword and a deeper delve into the Three Ways as described in The DevOps Handbook.

Bill, an IT manager at Parts Unlimited, has been tasked with taking on a project critical to the future of the business, code named Phoenix Project. But the project is massively over budget and behind schedule. The CEO demands Bill must fix the mess in 90 days, or else Bill’s entire department will be outsourced.

With the help of a prospective board member and his mysterious philosophy of the Three Ways, Bill starts to see that IT work has more in common with manufacturing plant work than he ever imagined. With the clock ticking, Bill must organize work flow, streamline interdepartmental communications, and effectively serve the other business functions at Parts Unlimited.

In a fast-paced and entertaining style, three luminaries of the DevOps movement deliver a story that anyone who works in IT will recognize. Listeners will not only learn how to improve their own IT organizations, they’ll never view IT the same.

Theory and Practice merged

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It's still more of a novel in that it has a story and interesting characters that you see grow, which really are the driving force behind this book. The story and setting are relatively basic, but that's actually perfect since it's easier to relate to when there's all the theoretical content to get your head around. It's hard to be too critical of the characters, since again, they're mostly there to make a point and generalize the type of people that you encounter in organizations. That being said, there were some characters and events that were a little too unbelievable, which often broke the sense of realism and made you realize that you're reading a fictional story.

This kind of book would be a great source for students to study from since rarely have I seen theory and practice so closely linked in a book. Usually it's a ton of theory pushed down your throat with a sprinkling of real world examples thrown in. There's definitely some leaps and issues that would have to be addressed, but if anything, that would make it more interesting to disseminate. I'm just a bit worried now that someone reading this thinks they can turn their whole company around in three months.

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If you work in IT, you MUST read this book! It will save your sanity! Having been in IT for my entire career, it hits closer to home than anything I've read before. It's like "The Goal" by Eli Goldratt for IT!

Must read for IT professionals

The story line in this book has been repeated thousands of time in many organizations around the world. One of the best books I have read on understanding the importance of understanding your resource constraints and how they impact your whole organization from IT to business functions. Gaining alignment and focus on the right projects is the key to driving your business forward. Book also highlights a lot of Agile principals as well. Good read. Easy to relate to the theme of the book.

The Book Version of "Penthouse Letters" but for IT

"Dear Penthouse, I never thought it would happen to me. The business leaders love me and have named their firstborns after me. etc"

The ending is just adorable in its "fairy tale"/"never gonna happen" scenario that they play out. I do not want to be a spoiler, so I will leave it at that with the tease that in my experience the typical CEO did not get to the place they are in a company through their impressive self-introspection skill-set. NTTAWWT

All kidding aside, this book is fantastic! It is a great way to introduct somebody to the concept of DevOps. What is DevOps, you ask? DevOps is a way that IT people can turn code and deliverables around faster.

This fictional account of a company trying to get ahead of its competition speaks directly to anyone in IT who has struggled to meet timelines and business needs. If you are an unappreciated IT manager - give this book a try.

A Fable indeed!

Great representation of the last 13 years of my career...except for the fairy tale ending.

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Matt Williams

12-01-15

An example of Audiobooks being better

This is one of those books where reading it would have been much harder than listening to the audiobook. Listening to it being spoken makes it feel a little bit like just overhearing a conversation from a friend or colleague, which is easier to listen to than read. The book is full of office politics, and overcoming problems in an office, so if that type of thing bothers you it's one to avoid, but if you find office politics amusing - or can enjoy the absurdity of it all then it's a book you'll enjoy

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JSW

05-14-15

How IT can help the business WIN

An eye opener. A good read, good therapy, a great mindset and a practical guide.

If you are a passionate practitioner of technology to achieve successful business outcomes then read this book.

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Mr Anthony Fawkes

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project management and IT

This is probably one of the best books I've ever listened to. The storytelling is great and helps give you a grounding in IT operations and project management. I whole heartedly recommend this book.

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Simon

07-27-16

Thoughtful Parallels

This book novelises quite successfully a journey of discovery as an IT Manager raises his sights and game to focus on the organisation not the tool. As one character says 'it is not rocket science' but even the obvious point land in unfamiliar ways and I found myself comparing the story to my own organisation. This has a wider application than just IT. It was a pleasure to consider these ways of thinking in the setting of a pretty good novel ableit that some characters seem broadly drawn. That said - the characters were drawn the way you see your colleagues and the story is told first person. A good read and listen.

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Russell

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If you work in tech

If you work in IT/sys eng/Dev/Dev Ops, you need to read this book. I worked in a department that had issues like this and now we are sitting in a better place than we were then, so can relate.

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A perfect introduction to DevOps

Very well written and naratted.... A great way to explain the problem and then solve it step by step......

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Excellent fable on the role of I.T.in business.

Well worth the listen. Could apply to other functions too but to a lesser extent

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How true

Would you listen to The Phoenix Project again? Why?

I plan on listening to this audiobook regularly to remind me how to turn a horror into a joy. This book probably sums up most IT companies and their bad practices and how to make them right - this book is a reminder of how to do things properly

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Eric is the saviour of this book. He makes comparisons to non-IT departments and shows that a department is just a department - and IT is not sacred at all.

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Perhaps not for everyone...

While I have enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it, I am sure that it will not be to everyone’s liking.

I'm a software engineer with a strong technical background, and as such I understood easily all the technical references being made. As I was listening to the first couple of chapters I was aware that it may well be a book that has a smaller target audience in that respect.

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07-27-15

Amazing

From large IT into lean principles and devops. What a wonderful book.

Powerful story and messages about triumph in the face of adversity and the application of common sense and team work

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06-11-15

Interesting story

It is an interesting story and people can gain insights on process management. Narrative is good - worth to listen!

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Where does The Phoenix Project rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Telling a classic tale of triumph against the odds in the context of enterprise info tech was an ambitious idea. I loved it to the end.

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Warren Moore

12-16-17

it's worth your time and money.

lovit it. will read it again. This time as a text book for getting things done right.

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Becci

10-17-17

Practical, great story on applying Lean I.T.

The audiobook format was great for this book. It’s a relaxed narrative. 5* for lean fanatics with a happy ending.

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Alexander

09-10-17

It's worth listening to twice!

The story is surprisingly engaging for the subject. It fuses relatable characters and an interesting plot with solid advice for Dev ops.

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5 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

Anonymous User

08-14-17

Entertaining engaging invaluable

Who has ever worked in IT and hasn't been there?...Such a very entertaining and informative way of putting together words and ideas that surround the complexity that is faced by businesses and IT groups, especially as things scale. The more people that get involved, the personalities that get involved, and The Tangled Web that we create with people and systems is phenomenal and so is this book for pointing it out so entertainingly. I listened to the audio book and was spellbound by the uncanny similarity to so many projects in organisations that I've worked for. Who can't relate to the characters and their plight?I didn't write down the dropped names and processes and ideas that we're mentioned in the first time I listened but I'm pretty sure I'll be certain to do it the second time around or when I go and get myself the paperback copy as well. It's gotta be worth it...

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3 out of 5 stars

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3 out of 5 stars

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3 out of 5 stars

Laurna

08-08-17

I'd recommend the goal instead

This may be helpful for people who have not had exposure to lean six sigma. If you are a lean six sigma fan and have been working to apply the skills to improve IT workflow, this book will be very slow... but you could suggest it as a read for anyone who is not on board yet.

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Kon Soulianidis

07-11-17

Fantastic book. great narration

loved the different voices the narrator puts on for each character. must have been hard to swap during the recordings. does this fantastic book a lot of justice.speaking of which, the story is somewhat artificial but it provides a great stage to learn the lessons of achieving flow in IT

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Ivan Wu

05-28-17

how is it possible it was so good!

I work as a finance guy in IT companies and some of the guys recommended this to me. I am surprised at how good this was. It's about work! no superpowered demi god zombie killing wizards robots, but I really enjoyed it. Maybe because it was relatable and so less work then usual fiction (I have a lazy imagination, dam you tv and movies). Highly Recommended.

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Moff

04-30-17

everyone in IT operations should read this book.

All levels of IT operations should read this book as Part of training for the real world